"I like to listen;
I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.... "
~ Ernest Hemmingway
About Peggy Koesel
An independent professional neutral with Margaret M. Koesel & Co., Peggy Koesel devotes her mediation practice to working with parties in conflict to resolve disputes before litigation starts, or at an appropriate time during a litigated matter. Peggy also arbitrates employment disputes, working with the parties throughout the process thoughtfully and efficiently.
Professional Background
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Established Margaret M. Koesel & Co. in 2014
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Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP, from 1990 to 2017
As a neutral and conflict resolution professional, Peggy brings years of experience as a lawyer, mediator and arbitrator to help parties to resolve business and workplace conflicts.
Peggy's litigation and counseling practice focused largely on employment, non-compete and ERISA disputes. She advocated for individuals and organizations, including those involved in banking, education, transportation, telecommunications, healthcare and hospitality industries.
This experience now informs Peggy's work with parties addressing these difficult disputes and helps her work with parties to resolve them early, before they become highly adversarial.
As she transitioned from practicing law to practice as a neutral, Peggy studied mediation and arbitration with nationally recognized thought leaders in conflict at Harvard Negotiation Institute, Harvard Law School, The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, Cornell University, American Arbitration Association, and at the Arbitration Training Institute, American Bar Association.
Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America®, Alternative Dispute Resolution, since 2020.
Ohio Super Lawyers®, Alternative Dispute Resolution, since 2018.
Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, Martindale-Hubbell, 2020.
Bar Admissions
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Admitted to Ohio Bar and United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Education
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Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, J.D.
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Baldwin Wallace University, B.A.